Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-02
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An interesting Summary Of the
important Occurrences of
the Week.
A Budget Of News Cleaned From the
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
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1t is announced that Judge John +.
Phillips. of Kansas City, has been APP
pointed rs comm ssioner OF the general
land Office, to succeed Gen. Sparks. Judge
Phillips, in an interview, said he had re-
eeived no in 'ormalion whatever that such
appon,me has been made. Judge Phil
lips is presiding i'll ge Of the court of APP
reals, in that city.
-Grevy has requested Ribot TO form a
cabinet, and charged him 10 convey TO the
consented. lut advised Grevy that as The
message was Il political act, the tenor OF
which required the approval of the French
cabinet, the president ought TO confer with
the retr ng ministers. Greyy accordingly
summoned Rouyier and his colleagues.
When congress meets the old hands
around thu capitol will hardly know it.
Nearly one fourth of the senate will be ne W
men. Over one. third of the house are
strangers TO Washington. Few of the new
senators IRE Mt all known there. Men like
Pasco, of FIoridn; Turpie, of Indiana;
Stockbridge. of Michigan; Bate, of Ten
nessee, and Faulkner, of Virginia, will be
total strangers to -tenths Of the sena-
tors. Half the incoming senators, how
eyer, are men of national reputation.
Frank Hscocls has been in congress since
art. of Nevadn, are we'll known to the older
men OF the enate, with whom they had
served ten years ago.
1t is thought that 5000 brewery en-
ployes at Milwaukee will strike because q
circular was issued to them by the brewing
establishments, informing them that their
union will no longer be recognized, be-
cause the contract made with it has been
broken. The trouble grows out OF tho at
titude of the brewers union IN ordering q
boycott of three Of the firms for using
malt made by nom union masters.
One hundred and thirty Of the Gwee-
dore, Ireland, tenants have been REIN
stated. Their arrears Of rent have been
reduced $500 pounds. There is great re-
joicing among the tenantry.
"A team attached 10 carriage contain
ing Patrick D. German. William and Chas.
Harmon and Joseph L. Burke was driven
through the safety gates at the Boston and
Albany crossing at West Newton, Boston.
The team gained the track and the horses
becoming uncomfortable turned and fol-
lowed the rails, and the wagon and its oc-
cupants were quickly overtaken by train
which crashed into the rear of the vehicle,
killing the two lannon's, injuring Burke
and badly brr,ising German.
Five thousand persons attended the
funeral of the victims Of the W. A. Schol-
ten disaster. There was G general suspen-
sion OF business in Dover. The queen
sent message of sympathy to the be-
reaved families.
The American party hag now been in
existence in New York city five weeks, and
there are nearly 10000 members. The
promoters are nearly ready to effect per-
manent organization in several assembly
districts, and within few days this will
be perfected. 1t is said the movement is
principally among business men of that
city. The working classes have not been
interested TO a very great extent.